Bimolecular interactions play crucial roles in lignin pyrolysis.The tautomerization of key intermediates has a significant impact on the formation of stable products,whereas bimolecular tautomerization has been rarely...Bimolecular interactions play crucial roles in lignin pyrolysis.The tautomerization of key intermediates has a significant impact on the formation of stable products,whereas bimolecular tautomerization has been rarely clarified.In the present work,the bimolecular tautomerization mechanism induced by both concerted and radical interactions was proposed and carefully confirmed.A characteristicβ-O-4 lignin dimer,2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanol(α-OH-PPE),was used as the model compound to reveal two representative keto-phenol and enol-keto tautomerism mechanisms,based on theoretical calculations combined with pyrolysis experiments.The results indicate that the unimolecular tautomerism as the rate-determining step limits product generation,due to fairly high energy barriers.While the free hydroxy compounds and radicals derived from initial pyrolysis can further initiate bimolecular tautomerism reactions through the one-step concerted hydroxyl-assisted hydrogen transfer(hydroxylAHT)and two-step radical hydrogen abstraction interactions,respectively.By alleviating and even avoiding the large ring tension of tautomerism,the unstable tautomers(2,4-cyclohexadienone and1-hydroxy styrene)can be rapidly tautomerized into stable phenol and acetophenone with the help of intermolecular interaction.Benefitting from the significant advantage of retro-ene fragmentation in breaking theβ-O-4 bond to form tautomers,a large amount of stable phenolic and ketone products can be generated following bimolecular tautomerization in the pyrolysis ofβ-O-4 linked lignin.展开更多
The release and control of sulfur species in the pyrolysis of fossil fuels and solid wastes have attracted attention worldwide.Particularly,thiophene derivatives are important intermediates for the sulfur gas release ...The release and control of sulfur species in the pyrolysis of fossil fuels and solid wastes have attracted attention worldwide.Particularly,thiophene derivatives are important intermediates for the sulfur gas release from organic sulfur,but the underlying migration mechanisms remain unclear.Herein,the mechanism of sulfur migration during the release of sulfur-containing radicals in benzothiophene pyrolysis was explored through quantum chemistry modeling.The C_(1)-to-C_(2)H-transfer has the lowest energy barrier of 269.9 kJ·mol-1 and the highest rate constant at low temperatures,while the elevated temperature is beneficial for C−S bond homolysis.2-Ethynylbenzenethiol is the key intermediate for the formation of S and SH radicals with the overall energy barriers of 408.0 and 498.7 kJ·mol-1 in favorable pathways.The generation of CS radicals is relatively difficult because of the high energy barrier(551.8 kJ·mol-1).However,it can be significantly promoted by high temperatures,where the rate constant exceeds that for S radical generation above 930°C.Consequently,the strong competitiveness of S and SH radicals results in abundant H2 S during benzothiophene pyrolysis,and the high temperature is more beneficial for CS2 generation from CS radicals.This study lays a foundation for elucidating sulfur migration mechanisms and furthering the development of pyrolysis techniques.展开更多
We report that La60Fe30Al10 metallic glass has clear,reproducible,periodic variation in its differential resistance as a function of a perpendicular magnetic field below its superconducting transition temperature. The...We report that La60Fe30Al10 metallic glass has clear,reproducible,periodic variation in its differential resistance as a function of a perpendicular magnetic field below its superconducting transition temperature. The oscillation period corresponds to a superconducting flux quantum. The observed phenomena originate from the Little-Parks-like resistance oscillations in the cylindrical La nanorod with a high aspect ratio and uniform orientation precipitated on the ribbon surface. The highly-oriented La nanocrystals prepared on a flexible glass substrate offer an opportunity for integrating numerous superconducting circuits into a single chip.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52276189,52106241)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20221248)for financial support。
文摘Bimolecular interactions play crucial roles in lignin pyrolysis.The tautomerization of key intermediates has a significant impact on the formation of stable products,whereas bimolecular tautomerization has been rarely clarified.In the present work,the bimolecular tautomerization mechanism induced by both concerted and radical interactions was proposed and carefully confirmed.A characteristicβ-O-4 lignin dimer,2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanol(α-OH-PPE),was used as the model compound to reveal two representative keto-phenol and enol-keto tautomerism mechanisms,based on theoretical calculations combined with pyrolysis experiments.The results indicate that the unimolecular tautomerism as the rate-determining step limits product generation,due to fairly high energy barriers.While the free hydroxy compounds and radicals derived from initial pyrolysis can further initiate bimolecular tautomerism reactions through the one-step concerted hydroxyl-assisted hydrogen transfer(hydroxylAHT)and two-step radical hydrogen abstraction interactions,respectively.By alleviating and even avoiding the large ring tension of tautomerism,the unstable tautomers(2,4-cyclohexadienone and1-hydroxy styrene)can be rapidly tautomerized into stable phenol and acetophenone with the help of intermolecular interaction.Benefitting from the significant advantage of retro-ene fragmentation in breaking theβ-O-4 bond to form tautomers,a large amount of stable phenolic and ketone products can be generated following bimolecular tautomerization in the pyrolysis ofβ-O-4 linked lignin.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52006069,51922040,51821004)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2020MS020)Hunan Science and Technology Planning Project(Grant No.2020RC5008)for financial support.
文摘The release and control of sulfur species in the pyrolysis of fossil fuels and solid wastes have attracted attention worldwide.Particularly,thiophene derivatives are important intermediates for the sulfur gas release from organic sulfur,but the underlying migration mechanisms remain unclear.Herein,the mechanism of sulfur migration during the release of sulfur-containing radicals in benzothiophene pyrolysis was explored through quantum chemistry modeling.The C_(1)-to-C_(2)H-transfer has the lowest energy barrier of 269.9 kJ·mol-1 and the highest rate constant at low temperatures,while the elevated temperature is beneficial for C−S bond homolysis.2-Ethynylbenzenethiol is the key intermediate for the formation of S and SH radicals with the overall energy barriers of 408.0 and 498.7 kJ·mol-1 in favorable pathways.The generation of CS radicals is relatively difficult because of the high energy barrier(551.8 kJ·mol-1).However,it can be significantly promoted by high temperatures,where the rate constant exceeds that for S radical generation above 930°C.Consequently,the strong competitiveness of S and SH radicals results in abundant H2 S during benzothiophene pyrolysis,and the high temperature is more beneficial for CS2 generation from CS radicals.This study lays a foundation for elucidating sulfur migration mechanisms and furthering the development of pyrolysis techniques.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51101056, 50731008 and 50921091)the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB613904)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (09Q44)the State Key Lab of Advanced Metals and Materials (2010Z-02)
文摘We report that La60Fe30Al10 metallic glass has clear,reproducible,periodic variation in its differential resistance as a function of a perpendicular magnetic field below its superconducting transition temperature. The oscillation period corresponds to a superconducting flux quantum. The observed phenomena originate from the Little-Parks-like resistance oscillations in the cylindrical La nanorod with a high aspect ratio and uniform orientation precipitated on the ribbon surface. The highly-oriented La nanocrystals prepared on a flexible glass substrate offer an opportunity for integrating numerous superconducting circuits into a single chip.
